qualm
qualm / kwäm, kwôm, or kwälm
noun 1. remorse; a feeling of regret for a wrongdoing King David and King Solomon Led merry, merry lives, With many, many lady friends And many, many Wives; But when old age crept over them— With many many qualms, King Soloman wrote the Proverbs And King David wrote the Psalms. James Ball Naylor, 1860 - 1945 2. misgiving; a sudden feeling of uneasiness or apprehension And what I have, what I am, is enough, was always enough for me, and as far as my dear little sweet little future is concerned I have no qualms, I have a good time coming. From “Molloy” by Samuel Beckett, 1906 – 1989 3. a sudden feeling of faintness or nausea Once more he essayed the effort, but a qualm of nausea overwhelmed him. From “Tarzan of the Apes” by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1875 - 1950